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                <p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The </span><span class="f_UIControl">Compare Utility</span><span class="f_BodyText"> tab enables you to perform operations on the reported information, using the toolbar, context menu and certain keyboard keys.</span></p>
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<td valign="bottom" width="955" bgcolor="#efeff7" style="width:955px; background-color:#efeff7;"><p class="p_TiporNote" style="border-top: none; border-right: none; border-left: none;"><span class="f_TiporNote">Note:</span></p>
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<td width="955" bgcolor="#f7f7ff" style="width:955px; background-color:#f7f7ff;"><p class="p_TiporNoteText"><span class="f_TiporNoteText">If a package under version control forms part of a Baseline, and that package is checked in to the model, you cannot merge the original data from the Baseline into that package.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Toolbar</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The toolbar is at the top of the left-hand panel. The icons operate either on the comparison as a whole or on the currently-selected item in the left hand panel.</span></p>
<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="compareut%20toolbar.png" width="251" height="26" border="0" alt="CompareUt Toolbar"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">The toolbar icon names and functions are, from left to right:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" bgcolor="#e3e6ed" style="width:139px; background-color:#e3e6ed; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tableheader"><span class="f_Tableheader">Option</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Refresh</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Re-run the comparison to refresh the current display.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Merge To Model</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Merge the values of the currently-selected item in the Baseline back into the model.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Next Change</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Highlight the next changed item (skips </span><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-style: italic;">Moved</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> items).</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Previous Change</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Highlight the previously-changed item.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Expand All</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Fully expand the selected item.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Collapse All</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Collapse the changed items in the selected item.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Expand To Changed Items</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Expand the selected item to show changed items only.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Find in Project Browser</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Highlight the item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Log To XML</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Log the changes to an XML file. A browser displays, on which you specify the file name and location.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Compare Options</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="compare_options.htm">Compare Options</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Manage Baselines</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="500" style="width:500px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="managingbaselines.htm">Manage Baselines</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Context Menu</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Each item in the hierarchy has a context menu, which you display by right-clicking on the item. The options displayed depend on the level of the item in the hierarchy, but include some or all of the following:</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Merge from Baseline</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Add from Baseline</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Restore the item in the model to the Baseline state, or restore a deleted item from the Baseline.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Delete from Model</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Remove a recently-created item from the model.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Merge From Baseline (with Options)</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">(For the root node of the hierarchy on the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Compare Utility</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> tab.)</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Merge</span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog (see below) which enables you to specify options for rolling back the whole model branch to the Baseline state.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Refresh</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">(Object-level items).</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Re-run the comparison to refresh the current display.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Find in Project Browser</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Locate and highlight the item in the </span><span class="f_UIControl">Project Browser</span><span class="f_Tabletext">.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Expand All</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Fully expand the selected item.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Expand To Changed Items</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Expand the selected item to show changed items only.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Collapse All</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Collapse the changed items in the selected item.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Log To XML</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Log the changes to an XML file. A browser displays, on which you specify the file name and location.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Compare Options</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Display the </span><span class="f_UIControl"><a href="compare_options.htm">Compare Options</a></span><span class="f_Tabletext"> dialog.</span></p>
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<p class="p_TextIndentedL2"><img src="mergedialog.png" width="257" height="230" border="0" alt="MergeDialog"></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">Select the appropriate checkbox against each type of difference to roll back in the model from the Baseline.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Changed</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Restore all changed items in the model branch to the Baseline state.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">In Baseline Only</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Restore all deleted items to the model branch from the Baseline.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">In Model Only</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Remove all recently-created items from the model branch.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Moved</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Restore all moved items to their original locations, as identified in the Baseline.</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="139" style="width:139px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext" style="font-weight: bold;">Full Restore from XMI</span></p>
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<td valign="top" width="498" style="width:498px; border: solid 1px #000000;"><p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">Completely restore the model branch to the version held in the Baseline XMI file, (using the XMI Import function).</span></p>
<p class="p_Tabletext"><span class="f_Tabletext">(Automatically selects all the other options.)</span></p>
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<p class="p_SubHeadingL1"><span class="f_SubHeadingL1">Keyboard</span></p>
<p class="p_BodyText"><span class="f_BodyText">You can also use the following keyboard keys to move up and down the hierarchy, or to roll back changes:</span></p>
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<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">$</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">] </span><span class="f_Bulletlist1">- expand and highlight the next changed item</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">#</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - expand and highlight the previous changed item</span></li>
<li><span class="f_MenuKeyField">[Ctrl]+[</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField" style="font-family: 'Wingdings 3';">!</span><span class="f_MenuKeyField">]</span><span class="f_Bulletlist1"> - undo the changes for a selected item (roll back to the Baseline values).</span></li>
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